Technical Report ARMET-TR M119 HOWTIZER SADDLE GUN FIRE FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS. R. Terhune S. McDonald M. Kotliar.
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1 AD AD-E Technical Report ARMET-TR M119 HOWTIZER SADDLE GUN FIRE FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS R. Terhune S. McDonald M. Kotliar December 2011 U.S. ARMY ARMAMENT RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER Munitions Engineering Technology Center Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. 2D\\UUQfT7
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3 REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE Form Approved OMB No The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the burden to Department of Defense, Washington Headquarters Services Directorate for Information Operations and Reports ( ), 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204, Arlington, VA Respondents should be aware that notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information if it does not display a currently valid OMB control number PLEASE DO NOT RETURN YOUR FORM TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS. 1. REPORT DATE (DD-MM-YYYY) December REPORT TYPE Final 3. DATES COVERED (From - To) December 2010 to May TITLE AND SUBTITLE 5a. CONTRACT NUMBER M119 HOWITZER SADDLE GUN FIRE FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS 6. AUTHORS R. Terhune, S. McDonald, and M. Kotliar 5b. GRANT NUMBER 5c. PROGRAM ELEMENT NUMBER 5d. PROJECT NUMBER 5e. TASK NUMBER 5f. WORK UNIT NUMBER 7. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) U.S. Army ARDEC Fuze & Precision Armaments/Muntions Systems & Technology Directorate (RDAR-MEF-E/MEM-A) Picatinny Arsenal, NJ SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) U.S. Army ARDEC, ESIC Knowledge & Process Management (RDAR-EIK) Picatinny Arsenal, NJ DISTRIBUTION/AVAILABILITY STATEMENT 8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NUMBER 10. SPONSOR/MONITOR'S ACRONYM(S) 11. SPONSOR/MONITOR'S REPORT NUMBER(S) Technical Report ARMET=TR Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. 13. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES 14. ABSTRACT The M119 howitzer is the current fielded 105-mm artillery weapon. It is undergoing upgrades to the fire control system in which they will be adding new components and brackets to the existing system. Finite element analysis (FEA) was performed to determine the stress contours along the side of the saddle (a subsystem of the howitzer) in regions where holes will be added for fire control brackets. The FEA results were validated by strain gauge data from live fire test and provided the needed insight for verifying the hole locations. 15. SUBJECT TERMS M119 Saddle Howitzer Fire control 105 mm Artillery Finite element analysis (FEA) Strain gauge 16. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF: a. REPORT U b. ABSTRACT U c. THIS PAGE U 17. LIMITATION OF ABSTRACT SAR 18. NUMBER OF PAGES 19 19a. NAME OF RESPONSIBLE PERSON R. Terhune 19b. TELEPHONE NUMBER (Include area code) (973) Standard Form 298 (Rev. 8/98) Prescribed by ANSI Std. Z39.18
4 CONTENTS Page Introduction 1 Method 1 Geometry 1 Finite Element Mesh 2 Materials 2 Applied Constraints 3 Applied Loads and Boundary Conditions 4 Results 6 Conclusions 12 References 13 Distribution List 15 FIGURES 1 Saddle geometry 1 2 Saddle finite element mesh 2 3 Tie constraints between various parts of the saddle 3 4 Ridge body constraint on the trail box (carriage) stimulant 4 5 Coupling of reference points to geometry and connectors between reference points 4 6 Trunnion force versus time plot 5 7 Force holding on the saddle 5 8 Acceleration versus time plot of the trail box 5 9 Acceleration boundary condition applied to a reference point couples to the trail box 6 10 Von Mises stress contour plots of the saddle at t = s 6 11 Von Mises stress contour plot of the saddle at t = s 7
5 FIGURES (continued) Page 12 Strain gauge locations 1 to 4 used to compare to live-fire testing 7 13 Strain gauge 1 comparison 8 14 Strain gauge 2 comparison 9 15 Strain gauge 3 comparison 9 16 Strain gauge 4 comparison Strain gauge locations 17 to 18 used to compare to live-fire testing Strain gauge 17 comparison Strain gauge 18 comparison Strain gauge 19 comparison 12
6 INTRODUCTION The M119 howitzer is the U.S. Army's currently fielded 105-mm artillery weapon system. The M119A3, which is in production, will entail an upgrade to the fire control system. With this upgrade, new assemblies, components, brackets, and holes will be added to the existing M119 gun system in various locations. The scope of this analysis remains on the saddle subsystem of the howitzer. The saddle is the main structural support for the cannon, recoil system, and cradle and remains seated on top of the trail box. The goal of this modeling and simulation effort was to determine if the proposed addition of holes in the saddle should be in regions that see high stress. In addition, the finite element analysis (FEA) results will be compared with strain gauge data from testing for validation in the model. METHOD The stress contours and values in the M119 saddle were determined using modeling and simulation. The general purpose finite element program, ABAQUS Explicit 6.10.ef1 (ref. 1) was used. The models were non-linear and dynamic. Figure 1 shows the saddle geometry. GEOMETRY Top/Side Supports Tru n ton Su pports Bottom Plata Figure 1 Saddle geometry 1
7 FINITE ELEMENT MESH The finite element (FE) mesh is displayed in figure 2. All the sheet metal parts were modeled with 8-node continuum shell elements with five integration points through thickness. There are 111,065 elements in total in the model consisting of 42,839 8-node hexahedral elements, 66,926 8-node continuum shell hexahedral elements, and 1, node tetrahedral elements. Figure 2 Saddle finite element mesh MATERIALS The model used linear elastic material properties. The M119 uses a British stainless steel, but for the purpose of this analysis, a 17-4 stainless steel was used since its material properties match well. Part Material Modulus (psi) Poisson Ratio Density (lbrs A 2/in"4) Yield (psi) UltimateTrue Plastic Strain UltimateTrue Stress (psi) Entire Assembly 17-4 S.S. 2.85E , ,850
8 APPLIED CONSTRAINTS General frictionless contact is applied to the entire model at all contacting surfaces. Tie constraints were used to simulate all the welds that connect each part of the saddle (fig. 3). Given this may artificially strengthen the saddle, it's a close approximation, and since the regions of concern were away from the weld, the overall stress contours should not be affected (figs. 4 and 5). Outer plates - Inner Supports Inner Supports - Inner Supports Top/Bottom Plates - Side Plates Pintle - Rings/Inner Supports Bottom Plate - Load Bearing Blocks Corner Blocks - Corner Pad Top Support* - Sid* Supports Top plat* - Top/Side Support* Top/Bottom/Side plat** - Trunnion Support* Figure 3 Tie constraints between various parts of the saddle
9 Carriage Simulant Figure 4 Rigid body constraint on the trail box (carriage) stimulant Coupling: Reference Point - Trunion Supports Connectors: Trunnion "beam" connector Ref. Point - PintJe Ref. Point - Carriage Pintle R.P. - Carriage R.P. Type loin JMU. Avirijble OHM None Constiamed CORM: Ul, Figure 5 Coupling of reference points to geometry and connectors between reference points APPLIED LOADS AND BOUNDARY CONDITIONS The force and acceleration loads for this FEA model were provided by a rigid body kinematics model of the M119 weapon system at a quadrant elevation (QE) of 1244 mil. The force from the trunnions can be seen in figure 6 and is applied to the saddle as seen in figure 7. Figure 8 displays the acceleration boundary condition that is applied to the trail box stimulant as seen in figure 9. This will drive the trail box and saddle motion as it's loaded with the trunnion force.
10 a o " Trunnion Force (Ibf) Time (s) Figure 6 Trunnion force versus time plot Figure 7 Force loading on the saddle (Note: half the total load applied at each reference point and load applied with horizontal and vertical components) 60 Saddle Acceleration Hor. Accel (G) Ver. Accel (G) 0.15 Time (s) Figure 8 Acceleration versus time plot of the trail box
11 Figure 9 Acceleration boundary condition applied to a reference point couples to the trail box RESULTS The FE analysis converged to a solution and produced confident results. At the first peek in the force loading, the stress contour can be seen in figure 10. In figure 11, the stress contour of the saddle at the force maximum is seen. The regions of concern are circled in red. Overall, the regions where holes are being added see low stresses during gun fire. Saddle Von Mises Stress Plot (Ultimate: 163,850psi) t = 0224s = Trunnion Force (Ibf) Lower Stress Regions along side plates Good locations for addition of holes Figure 10 Von Mises stress contour plots of the saddle at t=0.0224s
12 Sack) la Von Mises Stress Plot (Ultimate psi) t= 0704s Lower Stress Regions along side plates Good locations tor addition of holes Figure 11 Von Mises stress contour plot of the saddle at t=0.0704s The Von Mises stress values at specific locations on the saddle were recorded in the analysis so they could be compared to strain gauge derived stress values. Figures 12 and 17 show the locations and element numbers that were chosen. Stress comparisons for gauges 1 to 4 are displayed in figures 13 through 16 and for gauges 17 to 19 in figures 18 through 20. Gauge Part Instance Element Number SG _ _PLATE 341 SG _ _PL ATE 1096 SG _ _PLATE 1397 SG _ _PLATE " Figure 12 Strain gauge locations 1 to 4 used to compared to live fire testing
13 Figure 12 (continued) Von Mises-SGI Saddle «uu n MM* -MW MM* 4MM -MM Legend Strain Gauge data Strain Gauge average FEA average Figure 13 Strain gauge 1 comparison
14 Von M.ses-SG2 Saddle HIM Legend Strain Gauge data Strain Gauge average FEA average Figure 14 Strain gauge 2 comparison Von Mises - SG3 Saddle Of 1244 n I Legend Strain Gauge data Strain Gauge average FEA average -* *. Figure 15 Strain gauge 3 comparison
15 Von Mises - SG4 Saddle <* uua Legend Strain Gauge data Strain Gauge average FEA average Figure 16 Strain gauge 4 comparison Gauge Part Instance Element Number I19200_ _PLATE SG18 H9200_125918e7_PLATE mm SG19 W S1 860_PLATE_BOTTOM ' (12 97") -329mm Figure 17 Strain gauge locations 17 to 18 used to compare to live fire testing 10
16 Stress - RG17 LSaddle ocaoon oenoorj oci2«a i GEM r si- OEM asm Legend Strain Gauge data Strain Gauge average FEA average OM I 1 Oil OH 0 1*..lx Figure 18 Strain gauge 17 comparison Stress - RG18 RSaddle OE*oozt oetina ot\zua.»;» o soz»s»rr Legend Strain Gauge data Strain Gauge average FEA average Figure 19 Strain gauge 18 comparison 11
17 OBCZ7 Stress - RG19 SaddleForeArm oaooz» oenoozt OEISWZ* ICKEMZTSKT OEHZIS Legend Strain Gauge data Strain Gauge average FEA average Figure 20 Strain gauge 19 comparison CONCLUSIONS The model and simulation was able to capture the high rate gun fire event with confidence and proved to be an effective aid in the redesign to the weapon. Mesh refinement models were also run to verify that continuum shell elements produce accurate stress results as compared to typical threedimensional hexahedral elements. Overall, the analysis results provided accurate stress contours over the saddle in the regions of concern. Validation and correlation was achieved as the finite element analysis stress values matched up well with live fire test strain gauge data at multiple locations on the saddle. With confidence in the model results, decisions can be made with regards to what locations would be appropriate for adding holes in the saddle for new components. 12
18 REFERENCES 1. "ABAQUS User Manual V6.10.1," Dassault Sysstems
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